but less than 30 minutes per day of moderate activity or less than 20 minutes of vigorous exercise -- were still less likely than inactive arthritis sufferers to show functional decline over time. However, that doesn't mean there's no benefit to getting more exercise, noted Feinglass, a research associate professor at Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago. He told Reuters Health that he and his colleagues have found, in this same study group, that vigorous exercise lowered the risk of type 2 diabetes -- a major risk factor for such ills as heart attack and stroke -- while modest activity did not. Still, even lower levels of exercise may be enough where arthritis disability is concerned. Other studies, Feinglass said, have found that walking may be a good form of exercise for people with the joint disease. --More 18 09 Local Time 15 09 GMT
